Vehicle-wheel.



T. W. GUTHRIE.

VEHICLE WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 6. I911.

Patented Nov. 21, 1916.

INVEN T R WITNESSES TRACY w. corners, or CLEVELA D, omo, ,ASSIGNORI 'ro THE STANDARD WELDING- COMPANY, or CLEVELAND, omen CORPORATION or OHIO. I

EHICLE-WHEEL.

, Application filed November a, 1911. Serial No. 658,676.

To all whom it may concern? principle of the invention being herein explained and'the best mode in which I have contemplated applying that principle, so

as to distinguish it from other inventions.

- Specification of Letters Patent.

' 1 tion of said'member -Be it known that I, TRACY Wk GUTHRIE,' a citizen of the United 'States, and a resi-- dent of Cleveland, county of Guyahoga, and State of Ohio, have invented anew and use- Patented Nov, 21,191

p and Fig. 5 "shows yet another modified'form thereof.

a -The construction of the felly 1 'is not of any' 'particular interest in the present "connection, nor is the particular device, shown vention. Such device, which is merely typical'of a number of Well" known arrange The present improvements relate to vehicle Wheels of the sectional channel type, which have so largely come into use in connection with pneumatic tired wheels;

The object of'the invention is to provide a combined quick detachable? and demountable rim, where the term ""quick dements for this purpose, comprises an in- ;clined flange 2that forms part of the rim of thefelly, and bolts 3 transversely mountedj, n' said felly with their free ends screwthreaded to receive nuts 4. The latter in tachable'is employed as in the trade to designate a rim made up of sections that may be quickly separated or taken apart in order to remove a tire shoe from the rim or place. one thereon with corresponding expedition. Among the improvementscomprehended are locking means for securing the sections of the rim together, which will not stick, even though more or less corrodedor obstructed with dust and dirt; the sections, furthermore, are so constructed that when the locking means are removed, they may be directly separated, thus much facilitating the removal of the shoe where the latter freezes. thereto, as. is'apt to be the.

case whena tirehasfremained'in;use un-' changed fora considerable-time. t To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, the invention then consists. .of the means hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

- The annexed drawing and the following 1 description set forth in detailcertain mocha: nism embodying the invention, such d1sclosed means constituting-however, but se veral of the "various-j-mechamcal form n principle of the-invention may which the: be-used. j h o V In said annexed drawingz Figured is a transversesection through'jar -wheel' felly with my improved" i quick detachable rim;

shown as mounted thereon; Fig, 2 is a side .elevational' view'of a portion-of such rim showing the means for locking the sections of such rims to ether; Fig; 3 is a perspec tive of 'thelocking member proper; Fig. 4' 1 5.

illustrates one modificationin the constructurn bear against wedge members 5that have inclined faces corresponding with'that detachable type, comprises two annulari i: sections 6' and -7 with straight abutting-i v edges, so that when said sections are brought" into propercooperative relation the assembled rim is of the form clearly appearing in Figs. 1 and 2. Such assembled rim is adapt ed to seat in the space between the flange and the wedges 5 but, when: thus seated Suf ficient spacev is left between its inner su'rface and the felly rim orband for the lock- UNITED STATES PA E T OFFICE.

of the inclined flange 2, so that the tire-sup- I ing means presently tobegdesc'ribed. ,Whilef the edges of'this tire' supporting rim maybe turned up to form-flanges. for securing tir, shoes either of the Dunlop or cl enfcher type preferably form such flangesj8gat right 3 angles to "the. base of-vthe rim,""an'dof 'ju'stf su cient-height to retain reversible rings 9" -ofi' the rim sections and then be placed in;

such'line, leaving a smooth surface for. the

of 'familiar form, that are adapted 'to co- 1', ioperate either with such Dunlop or clencher tires, as desired, thus rendering the rim strictly universal. These ringsare 'continu-g ons, as 'will be readily understood, and in T order to reverse them, requireto be slipped 60 -proper position. The line of separation be- -'t v'v'een thel-two annular sections of the rim' is ipreferably'located wellv to one side of the center so that the adjacent ring 9 will cover inner tube of the tire to press against, as

also

preventing the entrance of water within the shoe Whichmight occur, if the*'1ine of? division were-inside the edge of the shqep-f f On the inner facesfof therespective see 8D in Fig. 1 for securing the rim onto. said} felly, presented as a partof thepi'esen'tjn tions (Band 7, are provided two series of lugs 10 of similar shape that are adapted. to regis ter with each other when the sections are brought into proper relation with each other. In order to retain these lugs in such registering position, I employ a locking band or ring 11 of resilient material, preferably of spring steel, and having a series of longitudinally extending slots 12 somewhat longer than the aforesaid lugs, but ofa width just suflicient to take in two of the latter when brought up side by side. This band may be of the simple split form illustratedin Fig. 3, or it may be composed of sections 13, as shown in Fig. 5. The outer diameter of the band,whether in one or moresections, is equal to the inner .diameter of the rim'section so that when placed within the latter, in engagement with the lugs on such sections, the ends of the band will abut, as is shown in Fig. 2. Any simple tool, as a screw driver, will serve to bring the ends into this relation, or to pry apart, when it is desired to remove the band. By having the slots 12 of greater length than the lugs in a circumferential direction, that is, in the plane of the rim, the band may readily adjust itself relatively to said lugs when it is expanded into this locking position. Instead of having the band formed simply with plain ends thus adapted to abut against each other, such ends may be made to overlap and the overlapping edges be provided with engaging teeth 14, as illustrated in Fig. 4 somewhat after the fashion of a printers quoin. A ke 15 (shown in section) can be employed to orce them apart or draw together, depending on whether it is desired to lock the band in place within the rim sections, or to release such band, just as the parts of such quoin are operated.

As has been indicated it is not necessary that the band be in a single piece, but it may be-made up of several segments or parts 13, as shown in Fig. 5. As further shown in this figure, these segments may then be pivotally or otherwise secured at one end to one of the rim sections, preferably the wider one. The free ends of such pivoted ring segments 18 may be simply sprung into place to lock the rim-sections 6 and 7 together, or securing means of any desired kind may be utilized for this purpose.

It will be understood that the only strain which the locking band or ring has to sustain, is the one transverse of its length that is produced by the expanding effect of the inner tire upon the inclosing shoe which is seated between the flanges 9 on the rim sections. Moreover, once the sectional tire sup- S0 porting rim is mounted upon the wheel felly, there is no possibility of the locking band springing inwardly, whether such band he of one piece or a number of sections. In this condition, moreover, a portion of the lateral strain is relieved by the clamping means employed to demountably secure the tire-supporting rim onto the felly.

From the foregoing description it will also be seen that the rim-sections are free to separate the moment the" locking band is removed and that to remove the latter no relative rotative movement of parts is involved, nor any special tools. This simplicity and ease of operation is a feature particularly appreciated by users of pneu- .1. A tire-supporting rim for vehicle wheels, including annular sections adapted to laterally abut and provided with registering, inwardly directed lugs; and a segmental band movably attached at one end to one of said rim-sections and adapted to be expanded outwardly against said rim-sections, said band being provided with a series of slots, each such slot being adapted to engage with acorresponding pair of registering lugs, thereby holding said rim-sections against relative transverse movement.

2. A tire-supporting rim for vehicle wheels, including annular sections adapted to laterally abut and'provided with registering, inwardly directed lugs, each such" pair of said lugs forming together a rectangular projection having its longer dimensions p'arallel with the plane of said rim; and a segmental band movably attached at one end to one of said rim-sections and adapted to be expanded outwardly against said rim-sections, said band being provided with a series of slots, each such slot being of rectangular form, and of a size adapting it to snugly engage the lateral faces of such a rectangular projection but permitting relative movement between the latter and such slot in the plane of said rim.

3. A tire-supporting rim for vehicle wheels, including annular sections adapted to laterally abut and provided with registering, inwardly directed lugs along their respective abutting edges; and an annular band made up of segments each pivotally attached at its one end to one of said rimsections and adapted to be expanded outwardly against the latter, the, respective segments of said band being provided with a series of spaced slots adapted to engage a corresponding series of such registering pairs of said lugs to hold said sections against relative movement.

4. A tire-supporting rim forv Vehicle wheels, including annular sections adapted of to hold said sections against relative trans- 1cverse mevement.

slgnecl by me thls 3rd day of November, 1911.

TRACY W. GUTHRIE. I

Attested by ANNA L. GILL, JNO. F OBERLIN. 

